Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit Baltistan and SAFRON Engr Amir Muqam on Thursday chaired a meeting to review implementation status of the agreement with Joint Awami Action Committee, AJK.The Federal Minister Engr Amir Muqam expressed satisfaction over the progress achieved to date and directed all concerned departments to further speed up the implementation work, said a press release here on Thursday.

He said that Azad Jammu and Kashmir is a top priority of the Prime Minister and providing relief to the people is a joint responsibility of the federal and AJK governments.Engineer Amir Muqam assured that, in line with the Prime Minister’s instructions, full and effective implementation of the agreement with the Joint Action Committee would be ensured.

Coordinator to Prime Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit Baltistan and SAFRON Shabir Ahmad Usmani, Secretary Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit Baltistan and SAFRON Zafar Hasan, Chief Secretary Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Khushhal Khan and Additional Secretary Kamran Rehman Khan also attended the meeting.Officials from relevant ministries and departments briefed the meeting on the steps taken so far, while the Chief Secretary AJK shared a detailed update on the implementation process.

The meeting was attended by senior officials from the ministry of Kashmir Affairs, GB & SAFRON, AJK government and representatives of Civil Aviation, National Health Services, Planning Commission, Communications, National Highway Authority (NHA), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Power Division, Water Resources and Federal education.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)